Foothill & Pinewood in TujungaGREAT GAS NEW PARKING LOTThe new VALERO gas station has the bestprices this side of Los Angeles County,and the small shopping center with donut shop,restaurant and other shops boasts a fresh newlypaved parking lot. Across the street is a plant storeand various ethnic bakery, produce and other merchants.

•ST EARLY SOCALHEALTH RETREAT

Years ago living up here, the first thing I noticedwas the CLEAN AIR up in SUNLAND TUJUNGA.If you drive towards La Crescenta on the 210 youcould see a WALL OF SMOG starting just a you leave ST.

I remember my daughter Jessica's Grandmother, ZellaMemory Tutshulte, saying she was sent up into the ST areaas a young girl to recover from TB ( probably the 1920\30's ).

TODAY the ST area is bound in quasi-medical establishments,from convalescent to half-way homes. In 2000 I was aUS CENSUS TAKER, and as you do this you are working in yourneighborhoods. I went to one fancy house on a hill to see thefront room with not much in it and fax machines at the kitchencounter. A nice young person in white came out to answer thecensus questions at that address. He was the caretaker for about5 people who needed certain care. ST HEALTH RETREATS.

While I find Valley water bland, to say the least, ,ST water comes mostly from mountain wells and hasalways been good.

ST is up there about 1500 to way above2000 above sea level, it gets very hot, and very cold,even giving some snow here and then.

• A POEM BY ABOUT ST FROM 1904

Mrs. Eliza A. Otis

- a writer for the LA Times in the 1880's

( written just before her passing in 1904 )

November in Sunland

In the far East the Autumn’s fires are burning,

The forests burst into a crimson glow,

The air is full of whispers of the snow,

The winds awake, the river’s tides are turning

To meet the frosts that will enchain them soon

And weld their icy feathers till the noon

Of the glad springtime. But here the summer’s breath

Still lingers, the many blossoms wake,

And color, sweetness from the sunshine take.

They show no signs of fading or of death,

The summer trails her lovely garments still

And smiles at us from ev’ry vale and hill.

The leaves are green, the waters ripple by,

And bird song floats upon the sunny air.

The butterflies are flying everywhere

On their wings, like blossoms in the sky.

November comes with heart of sunny June,

With Summer’s loveliness ’tis all atune.

• SFV NEARBY RACEWAYthe Encino VELODROME

While I was trying to be a CARBON NEUTRALas all those "all knowers" by driving around forabsolutely no reason at all I followed the signssaying Encino Velodrome. I knew there wasone that was built for the 1984 Olympics, andthat is in Domingez Hills yet did not know ourValley had one. Even though it was locked upthis late afternoon, I took some shots as I could.

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• ST - NoHo HALFWAYMovie Ware in SUN VALLEY

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On one of my "avoid traffic routes" on the waybetween the SFV & Crescenta Valleys, I passthis interesting warehouse. It was once usedby Disney, and still is a prop house. There'sa breaking apart Trojan Horse and as shownhere, a large FIST and HORSEHEAD.

• SUNLAND TUJUNGAwaits for ?...well, we just have to wait

COMMERCE & FOOTHILL

" Foothill CommerceTown Center " readsthe sign of the upcomingnewest addition to STbusinesses, and NO ONEIS PROTESTING now, isnot this a welcome site !

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS...

ACROSS FROM THE CARWASH

Up on Foothill next to the Burger King is this small lot where there seeems to be much building activity yet no sign of what this business may be. clic2∆enlarge

Sixty years ago our world celebrated the endof the Socialist Nazi's filth, killing and hatred.Sunland Tujunga's permanent memorial to allour nation's HEROS of the FREEDOM we all enjoy....our every day tribute.

• STILL WONDERINGABOUT the "MONOLITH" ?

It is that white square in the far middle of thisscenic view of Lankershim looking south.THE STORY COMING UP...( all pics clic to enlarge )

My vid shows the skeleton of our new "MONOLITH"We are near the truition of this project.The Hughes Family,yes those markets a while back,own the new HOW'S Market atLankershim and Chandler in theNOHO COMMONS project.

Seen here the new bank with aMEMORIAL MARKERfor a fallen L.A. Firefighter killedfighting an arson fire at a restaurantat this location.

Mayor Sam says the "MONOLITH" as I call it willprobably announce the NOHO COMMONS.By the By...How's Market has WINE TASTINGS which had a littlepolitical stifling that local resident Mike Higbyhelped provide positive actions that allowthe events now to occur.NOHO COMMONS GREETS US !

The Pan Pacific Auditorium stood on the GilmoreOil Land occupied also by the CBS Fairfax Studiosand the Grove. Gilmore Stadium was part of thisvast area with AA baseball and midget car races.The main element was theAuditorium with itsart deco spans risingin the front of its center.Tragically ended in a fire in 1989.It is now a park.

What is this, or should I say,WHY IS THIS?I suppose it is "PROTECTED"by our Constitution...are "WE" super hatersor super patriots? OR, are they JUST OBLIVIOUS

• FOOTHILL DIVISION HELPS-L.A.P.D. in Sunland Tujunga

This was the scene on Tuesday eveningright at the border of Sunland - Tujungaat Foothill & Mt. Gleason.It seems this young family is getting a jumpfrom our Boys in Blue right during the rush hour.∆clic2enlarge∆

• HOLLYWOOD & VINECHRISTMAS 1959

With the supposed END of the Hollywood Christmas Parade

here in the future L.A., let's look back at the boulevard in

1959 with the marching bands, the Broadway Department

store on the corner, the Pantages Theater down a block

and those FAMOUS Metal Xmas Trees that adorned every

light pole on the Street of the Stars.

• NoHo Fried Chicken

Miss Peaches north ofBurbank on Lankershimhas THE best Fried Chickenfreshly served in a quaint homekitchen atmosphere with seating outdoors surroundedby a white picket fence. ∆clic4info∆

1962 Pontiac Station Wagon, sort of an SUV.We finally had A/C in the sixties when we ALWAYSdrove from Noho to Vegas. Previous years we diedas we cried the scorching way to and fro on our3-5 day vacation to the gambling wonderland. Wedidn't have air conditioning at home in the SFV andyou know the summers are 100 and smoggy. Isuppose that was the reason we went 600 milesacross 120 degree desert to a town in that desert,to enjoy air conditioned comfort. We always stayedat the Stardust, but we were too young to go to thegirley show, but did see extravaganzas like FlowerDrum Song, with Prime Rib, of course. Swimmingpools, sunburns and piling your buffet plate skyhighand maybe a trip to Hoover Dam, then back home.

beasts and others have to realize this. They are from 150 feet long with 3 trailers

and 250 feet long with 5 trailers. He says, about confronting one of these ' trains ',

" If you are at all nervous about the situation, pull over,

make a cup of tea and proceed when the road is clear."

and lastly proclaiming ...

" Keep an eye open for the super Road-Train it has 7 trailers ."

That's 350 feet long, WOW I can hardly wait for that Rush Hour drive on the 101.

l.e. 3-07

• 66% L.A. TRANSITcompared to the rest of the worldL.A. METRO, well no, this is oldP.E. California Car in the 1920's L.A.

We do have new buses and rails butlook at CHINA & BRAZIL...

OUR METRO ORANGELINEis 66% of China or Brazil,we have 2 part articulatedandthey have 3 part bi-articulated buses...

CHINA

BRAZIL

BRAZIL has had their buses holding 250 since 1999.

CHINA says their 3 part articulated buses arethe largest holding up to 300 passengers

CHINA NEWS SAYS-Determined to have the "world's largest"everything by 2010, China recently unveiledthe "world's largest" bus, the Youth Dailyreported earlier this week. The Chinesemanufacturer, named ZhejiangYoung Man Vehicle Group, introducedthe 25-meter-long "Superliner"at Shanghai's Busworld Asia 2007 convention .The bus has five doors, 40 seats,carries up to 300 passengersWell, it seems we are off a third when it comesto transit buses. Yes. we have the new Metro busesthat are modern and articulated, but CHINA says theyhave the largest bi-articulated buses holding 300. Brazil says they have had bi-articulated buses since1999 that hold 250 passengers. Who's modern?

• Los Angeles "1933"

...from FRANKLIN AVE." Imagine, had this 1933 proposal for theCivic Center been implemented, what adifference the area would be today.

A Civic Center with tons of green space,a gathering circle, and a lot more.It's just one of several L.A. plans that nevermade it past the development stage.Pic found inside the Los Angeles Public Library collection. "

Sunland Tujunga & North Hollywoodare the City of Los Angeles,California in the U.S.A.

We also live in the County of Los Angelesthis is the evil maybe x-logo that has thatG-d reference, and other stuff of the devils.The County has used for it decades, WHO KNEW?

We can always make fun of ourselvesas with the fake-logo for Kalifoana.With this neighborhood blog aboutthese cities with uniquehistorys and lifestyles,we will shed some humorand truths concerning ourLos Angeles